Une week after the euphoria of qualifying for the 8e round of the Coupe de France won against Rodez (2-1), and eight days before hosting Clermont, the ACFC plunges back into the daily life of the National 2 with the reception of Rumilly-Vallières, this Friday (7:30 p.m.), in Lebon .
Falling back into the red zone despite a good draw from Andrézieux (1-1) on the previous day, Angoulême has every interest in not wasting this championship match which could put it back in the green while waiting to play his late match against Cannes.
To do this, we will have to succeed in ignoring the Coupe de France which legitimately occupies an important place in everyone's minds. “We have a group of guys intelligent enough to understand that the most important thing for us is the championship. We really take this match seriously,” reassures Lucas Makan.
“You have to question yourself all the time”
Starting for his second match in a row against Rodez, the 21-year-old midfielder, a pure product of the Charente team, knows that he must confirm to establish himself permanently as a leading team. “You have to question yourself all the time and not rest on your laurels. »
David Giguel intends to use this argument and the popularity of the Cup to concern his troops. “The players know that they will have to be good in training and against Rumilly to be eligible for the reception of Clermont”, launches the ACFC coach, who expects a difficult fight against the 3e of the hen. “It will be a match perhaps more complicated than against Rodez. We are playing against a quality N2 team with many strong points. They are going to come to beat a team which has just eliminated a Ligue 2.”
“It will be a match perhaps more complicated than against Rodez. »
The ACFC can rely on its very good performance against Rodez. Solid defensively and effective offensively, the Charentais produced a very coherent performance. A collective victory where all the players made their contribution without leaving the frame.
The excellent performance of midfielder Paul Venot is in line with his last outings when Issem Ben Khemis had the match of his life against Bordeaux last season. Enough to think that it was not just a one-night stand in the very particular context of the Cup.
“I am convinced that we could have done better,” says David Giguel, without being choosy. “There were some very interesting things, following on from the Andrézieux match. »
Relegated at the end of the first third of the season, the ACFC has given itself reason to hope for better days. “Our position is what it is. It’s up to us to do what is necessary to get out of it,” says David Giguel. “We knew at the start of the season that the objective of maintaining would be difficult to achieve. This match against Rumilly is not crucial because there will be many afterwards but it is important to try to temporarily get out of this dangerous zone. We are all aware of this. »
Inisan goes to Ruelle
Reserve team striker Julien Inisan left the ACFC to join Ruelle (D1) where he will continue his training as an educator. The 20-year-old striker, member of group N2, has a few matches in the flag team. He notably scored his shot on goal during the difficult ACFC qualification at Dompierre Sainte-Soulle (R2) (2-2, 3-4 tab) in the 6e round of the Coupe de France.
